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Cuesta Cifuentes, Jair Alfonso
🇨🇴FIDE 4406575· Male· Colombia· Born in 1989
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Jair Alfonso Cuesta Cifuentes, a 37-year-old Colombian player, is rated 2012 — just 18 short of his peak of 2030 (May 2025, age 36). He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 21 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent appearances: Torneo IRT de Ajedrez Social In Memoriam Luis Eduardo Hernandez Fierro and TERCERA EDICION DEL CAMPEONATO NACIONAL E INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ "AGUASCALIENTES 2025" Expertos. Also played 4 rapid (including IRT Torneo IRT Aniversario 16 Kallpa) and 1 blitz events (including Blitz Nocturnos Aguscalientes 2025 - 2) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 41 months (2013–2017) and 15 months (2018–2019).
Current rating
2012
Standard
Rpd1977·Blz1899
All-time high
2030
−18 pts below
May 2025 · age 36
May 2025 · age 36
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#25,659
#25,659 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2025
23rd Colombian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2030
May 2025
All-time peak 2030
at age 36 · −18 from today
May 2025
2024
67th Colombian 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 2008
Sep 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 35
Sep 2024
2020
100 career games
at age 31
Dec 2020
2018
Best 12-month gain (+65 Elo)
1867 → 1932
May 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
2016 → 2012
Tournaments
2
21 games
Score
6.5/ 2131.0%
8W5D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsWilliam Nicolas Rodriguez1,924·Torneo IRT de Ajedrez Social In Memoriam Luis Eduardo Hernandez Fierro·R6·-12.5
2.[L]vsEdward Andres Castillo Rodriguez2,010·IRT Clasico - Olimpiada por Equipos Kallpa 2026·R6·-10.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/6 | #17 | 1957 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #33 | 2046 | +6.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSoren Federico Obando GuzmanFM
🇨🇴COL·2186
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsPablo Alexander Ruiz AguilarFM
🇨🇴COL·2116
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsHenry Andres Estrada Velandia
🇨🇴COL·2013
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsNicolle Julieth Mogollon TobarWIM
🇨🇴COL·2131
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsOmar Orozco
🇨🇴COL·1804
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2019
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Rankings
/
Colombia
#146
out of 2,941 players
Americas
#2,674
in continent
World
#25,659
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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World
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